Health Services
The Mt Horeb Area School District Health Services team, consisting of school nurses (registered nurses), health office assistants, and administrative assistants, all work together for the well-being of our students.
The school nurse and team supports student success by providing health care through assessment, intervention, and follow-up for children within the school setting. The school nurse and team addresses the physical, mental, emotional and social health needs of students and supports their achievement in the learning process. (NASN, 2016a)
More specifically, the school nurses are members of two divergent communities (education and medical/nursing), and as such are able to communicate fluency and actively collaborate with practioner's from both fields (Wolfe, 2013). As a case manager, the school nurse coordinates student health care between the medical provider(s), home and school. The school nurse is an essential member of the interdisciplinary teams, bringing the health expertise necessary to develop a student's Individualized Education Plan or Section 504 plan designed to reduce health related barriers to learning (Zimmerman, 2013). Creating, updating and implementing Individualized Healthcare Plans are fundamental to the school nurse role (McClanahan & Weismuller, 2015).
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